Adobe Flash Player

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What is Adobe Flash Player

Adobe Flash Player is a plugin that is necessary to view videos, observe animation and play games. Videos cannot play, and you cannot play games that require flash without having Adobe Flash Player installed on your Web browsers.

The newer version of Adobe Flash Player supports additional video coded, providing superior high-definition picture quality and clearer sound. It allows viewers to enjoy sites like YouTube and other applications that have a lot of videos and animation. Without Adobe Flash Player installed on your browsers, you cannot view many Web pages correctly, and many games and videos will fail to play. It also supports the newest Action Script 3.0 that allows users to view new three-dimensional graphics.

The newest Adobe Flash Player software also has better performance and new features in comparison to previous versions. Adobe Flash Player is supported by Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Mac OS requires OS X 10.6 or higher to use the newest version of Adobe Flash. The software is supported on different Web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Safari and Google Chrome. You will need to install Adobe Flash Player separately on each browser. However, Google Chrome comes with Adobe Flash as part of the package.

This plugin works in the background, and adjustment any of the settings is unnecessary. The newest version has better integration with Web browsers that uses the system resources more effectively, reducing the amount of memory it uses. The software also includes important security updates that will protect your computer from malware and viruses.

The Adobe Flash software has a few flaws, most of which occur in Google Chrome. Adobe Flash Player may freeze the browser and give a notification stating that the player stopped responding. Once the prompt is stopped, it will restart automatically. Adobe Flash will also leave a popup at the top of each tab after it restarts.

Adobe Flash Player is a required plugin that enables you to view websites the way they are supposed to be viewed. Watching videos and playing flash games also requires that the newest software be downloaded onto your Web browsers. Almost 98 percent of computers connected to the Internet have Adobe Flash Player installed. The program provides faster and better graphics on Web pages without the need of adjusting any settings, making it easy for anyone to enjoy the benefits.

Pros

• Necessary to view websites properly
• Allows viewers to watch videos and play games on many devices
• Faster and better graphics
• Security updates to protect your computer from threats
• Available on all Web browsers
• Supports viewing three-dimensional graphics

Cons

• The software can freeze Web browsers, especially Google Chrome
• Creates pop ups at the top of tabs after freezing
• Stability problems